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Ingredients

Preparation

1. Preheat the oven to 350°:F. Combine the sugar, spices and salt in a bowl; reserve. In a separate bowl, toss the nuts with the egg white; then toss nuts well with the sugar-spice mixture.

2. Spread the nuts out on a baking sheet, separating them as much as possible. Bake for 15 minutes. Using a metal spatula, scrape up the nuts and break them apart; return to the oven for 5 minutes more to dry them thoroughly. Let cool completely at room temperature. Before serving, mix in the dried cherries.

These are pretty darn good. The advice from other reviewers to reduce the sugar and increase the spice is also good. These are a lot easier to clean up if you line the baking sheet with aluminum foil and spray the foil with oil. I note that dried cherries are not that easy to find around here and, when you do find them, they're expensive. I substituted dried cranberries but they didn't add that much to the dish. Next time I make these, I'll just forget about the dried fruit.